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EJ358371 IR517317
Title: School-Relevant Effects of Educational Uses of Microcomputers in Kindergarten Classrooms and Homes.Author(s): Hess, Robert D.; McGarvey, Linda J.
Source: Journal of Educational Computing Research, v3 n3 p269-86 1987
Publication Date: 1987
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJDEC1987
Target Audience: Researchers
A study of the effects of microcomputer use in classrooms and homes
on the growth of school-readiness skills of kindergartners used pre-
and posttested experimental and control groups to assess reading
readiness, mathematics readiness, Piagetian operations, and keyboard
knowledge. Teacher implementation strategies and techniques used by
nonreaders to deal with software are described. (RP)
Descriptors: Class Activities; Comparative Analysis; Computer
Assisted Instruction; *Courseware; Family Environment; *Intermode
Differences; Kindergarten; *Microcomputers; Piagetian Theory;
Pretests Posttests; Primary Education; *Reading Readiness; *School
Readiness
Identifiers: Computer Keyboards; *Mathematics Readiness
